Graduate School of Psychology : Admission Policy

Admission Policy

Based on the Meiji Gakuin University Graduate School’s Policy regarding Admission of New Students, the Graduate School of Psychology has established the following “Policy regarding Admission of New Students” in accordance with the “Policy regarding Course Completion & Degree Conferment” and “Policy regarding Curriculum Formulation and Implementation” of the school and its various majors, reflecting their respective Human Resource Development Aims and Educational Goals.
The Graduate School of Psychology Policy regarding Admission of New Students is established for each of the school’s majors.

Major of Psychology

Admission Policy

Master’s and Doctoral Programs
  1. Applicant Criteria
    1. Demonstrates the fundamental knowledge and skills, reasoning, judgment and expression abilities acquired at the undergraduate level (or master’s level for doctoral programs) and required to engage in high-level research in psychology.
    2. Understands the university’s educational philosophy of “Do for Others”, possesses a keen insight into the various issues arising in present-day society, as well as the ambition and potential to contribute to an inclusive society through advanced psychology research at the Graduate School as an educational researcher or high-level specialized professional.
    3. Possesses an interest in the nature of people, along with the ambition and relevant fundamental qualities to pursue research and practice in specialized fields of psychology, and to demonstrate this specialization through one’s profession.
    4. Possesses fundamental learning in psychology through an undergraduate course (or master’s course for doctoral programs), an interest in higher-level psychology specializations, as well as a strong desire to become a researcher or practitioner with knowledge of psychology theories and practice.
  2. Basic Policy for Selection of Students
    Assess whether an applicant possesses the fundamental abilities, ambition and qualities outlined in “Applicant Criteria” above.
  3. Types of Student Selection and Evaluation Methods
    1. Student selection is based on written examinations and interviews, or interviews only, evaluated according to the “Basic Policy for Selection of Students”.
    2. Written examinations focus on assessing the fundamental academic abilities acquired at the undergraduate level (or master’s level for doctoral programs). Interviews focus on evaluating the ambition and qualities needed to contribute to society as an educational researcher or high-level specialized professional.

Major of Education and Child Development

Admission Policy

Master’s Program
  1. Applicant Criteria
    1. Demonstrates the fundamental knowledge and skills, reasoning, judgment and expression abilities acquired at the undergraduate level and required to engage in high-level research in education and child development.
    2. Understands and endorses the university’s educational philosophy of “Do for Others”, possesses a keen insight into the various issues arising in present-day society, as well as the ambition and potential to contribute to an inclusive society as an educational researcher or high-level specialized professional through advanced research in education and child development at the Graduate School.
    3. Possesses an interest in the nature of people, the drive to advance research and practice in specialized fields of education and child development, centered on assisting the behavior and learning processes of children as part of lifelong human development, as well as the desire to master and demonstrate this specialization through one’s profession.
    4. Possesses a mastery of undergraduate-level fundamentals in education and child development along with neighboring disciplines, an interest in attaining higher specializations, as well as the aspiration to become a researcher or practitioner with knowledge of education and child development theories and practice.
    5. Possesses a desire to master, and utilize in research and practice, specializations concerning the coexistence of diverse peoples, based on differences in interpersonal relations at home and in the community as well as the characteristics and developmental changes in such relations from infancy to adolescence.
  2. Basic Policy for Selection of Students
    Assess whether an applicant possesses the fundamental abilities, ambition and qualities outlined in “Applicant Criteria” above.
  3. Types of Student Selection and Evaluation Methods
    1. Student selection is based on written examinations and interviews, or interviews only, evaluated according to the “Basic Policy for Selection of Students”.
    2. Written examinations focus on assessing the fundamental academic abilities acquired at the undergraduate level. Interviews focus on evaluating the ambition and qualities needed to contribute to society as an educational researcher or high-level specialized professional.